My response to the following news item: New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting.
Marbury spoke Monday about the federal dogfighting conspiracy charges against Vick while promoting his basketball shoe in Albany, N.Y. "I think it's tough," Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors." On Monday, Vick said through a lawyer that he will plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. He also faces possible prosecution in Virginia. "I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down," Marbury said. "I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation.":

Yes, Marbury, in a weird way, I do agree with you! This is precisely what I told my partner the moment I heard about the Vick scandal! I'm totally against any form of cruelty towards animals, but what we have here can be termed blatant double standards! If invading an animal's territory & killing him is considered a fun-filled sporting activity, so should dog-fighting! Granted, the news reports said that Vick was extremely cruel towards the dogs that failed to perform, but do we have any proof that hunters do not torture animals before taking their lives? I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn that most of them do! I personally would be happiest if both hunting & dog-fighting were deemed inhumane & banned, but as things stand now, I do have to concur with Marbury!